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It is suggested that girls start out with pads for the first month or so, until they get used to having their period and seeing how heavy the flow is. It depends upon when a girl is ready and how comfortable she is with her body.

This is probably every girl’s greatest fear. Keep a few sanitary pads in her book bag or knapsack at all times, in case of an emergency. The initial bleeding during a period is usually light, and you should be able to get to the girls’ room or the nurse’s office in time.

Although there’s no way to pinpoint the day, most girls reach menarche at about the same age as their mothers and older sisters did. Prepare yourself in advance. Buy a box of sanitary pads and have someone, for example your mom, show you how to wear them.

You can't do anything to make your body develop faster. Of course, you should eat a nutritious diet, exercise, and get enough sleep. But special diets, dietary supplements, or creams won't do anything to make breasts to develop quicker.

Boys wonder when their voices will get deeper, when they'll need to shave, or when their penises will grow. The fact is that physical development starts at different times and progresses at different rates in different people.

Physical development starts at different times and progresses at different rates in different people. So, the beginning of the development that comes with puberty varies from person to person — and that's completely normal.